Weather in St. Olaf, Iowa
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St. Olaf, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
St. Olaf, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
21%
9p
62°
34%
10p
60°
31%
11p
59°
10%
12a
58°
11%
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
St. Olaf, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain98%80°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm69%76°64°
- MondayMay 18Showers87%80°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers87%72°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—60°49°
St. Olaf, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
St. Olaf, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · backing 156°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
St. Olaf, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
St. Olaf, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Olaf, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
St. Olaf, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
St. Olaf at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).